crimson_graces | open post 2017

[ ale and fighting, she can see it now. her handsome husband getting in fights at the pub and storming into the castle drunk off his ass. maybe she'll luck out and discover gods can hold their ale better than the men of the enchanted forest, but it isn't what she's used to. she barely drinks socially, having grown up with a father who was always cautious about how much he had to drink.

what really sparks her interest is his comment about when they're married, which sets an expectation of an event set to occur only a few days from now. when they're married, they'll be partners - in name, in title, in fighting for the safety of their kingdoms. he's nice to look at, but the emotional piece of this is going to take time, if they ever get there at all.

she's not exactly in any kind of place to start a relationship, yet here they are.] Do you know how to be someone's partner?

[Well Prince Charming was a lightweight. The god of thunder can hold a few drinks better than most men.]

I imagine we'll find out.

[He thought, once upon a time that he was partners in crime with his brother and the entire realm knows how that turned out. It's a lonely place, to be the heir presumptive to the throne of Asgard. Even his friends, his comrades that he would lay his life down for, they have never been equals. They are his subjects, when it comes down to it, if he commands something which is rare, then they would obey.

But Emma is a queen in her own right. They will have to be equals if it's going to work.]

Do you?

No, that's - I usually had better things to do.

[ it's not meant to be an insult. people tend to think being a princess is all parties and poofy dresses, she'd spent more time learning how to lead. she knows most of her subjects by name and can tell what they need from her before they can ask for it. her father trained her with a sword, her mother with a bow, and both showed her how to lead with compassion. there wasn't a whole lot of time for falling into a partnership, although the list of suitors seemed endless.

it didn't matter, when her father was convinced that none of them were good enough for her anyway.]

My parents were each other's equal but they -

[ married for love? now that might be better left unsaid, so Emma's mouth closes as quickly as it opened. it's not like it's a secret, everyone in the kingdom knows her parents had true love. it's why they'll be so quick to believe the same of her. her kingdom needs hope, she can provide it - even if it's not the real thing.]

I'm willing to learn if you are.

open post 2017

with such flashy clothes, too.

fashionable evil

emma likes to think of herself as fashionable tho!